GIGABYTE Z390 I AORUS PRO WiFi (Intel LGA1151/Z390/Mini-Itx/M.2/Realtek ALC1220-Vb/Intel GbE LAN/HDMI/Gaming Motherboard)

I got this board to fit in my EVGA Hadron Air. It fits great, and I was able to install everything onto it, no problems. I paired this with an i9-9900, a Noctua NH-D9L air cooler, 32GB of Corsair Dominator 3200mhz RAM, a MSI RTX 2060, 500GB WD NVMe M.2, a WD Black 1TB 7200rpm, and a generic 250GB SSD.I had to remove the top case fan to get all the cables plugged in with the board installed, but it has been working great great! Bios interface was straightforward, and the LED lights on the board are a nice touch.On to the caveat, essentially, ALL motherboard manufactures for the Z390 boards are pushing Intel's Turbo Boost feature beyond what Intel recommends. As such, my processor is sustaining a higher clock rate than it is ratef for.For example, my Intel i9-9900 (non K version), is clocked at 3.1GHz according to Intel, with Turbo Boost up to 5.0 Ghz. After getting everything installed, I checked my processor speeds, and Task Manager has it running between 4.4-4.6GHz almost always when I am using the computer (if I let it idle, it gets back down to 3.1Ghz). I ended up having to get the Noctua CPU cooler because the Intel stock cooler (I know, I'm a heretic) wasn't keeping the processor cool enough (50-60c idle, 80-100c under load). With Noctua, and the consistent Turbo Boost, my processor is down to around 38-42c idle and 60-75c under load.HOW TO FIX. The only way to make your processor not 'auto-overclock' itself is to disable Intel's Turbo Boost in the BIOS settings, otherwise Gigabyte takes over and your get 1.5Ghz added to your processor. Now, I'm not complaining that Gigabyte took my 3.1GHz and turned it into 4.6GHz practically always, I just wish I would have known it was happening and not caused a headache.

Pros:+ Stable and runs as expected+ Great layout, no crossing cables with SATA over RAM, or out of the normal+ 2 available M.2 slots (1 with heat sink), has ARGB headers+ Onboard ARGB+ Easy to use BIOS+ USB CCons:- On Board ARGB is only on one side- BIOS can be more beefy- Would be nice to have another heat sink for the 2nd M.2 slot- Color scheme is very standard with some silver heat sinks on board, not that flashy

Bought the board as a hedge against an RMA I had for my previous motherboard. Loved the hell out of this board. High quality build, everything was nice and solid. Ram was easy to insert and remove. Gigabyte did the right thing in terms of construction. The thermals are stable AF using an 8700k and a Cryorig C7. Even though the RGB could use improvement the board still gets a 5 star rating. If I was told by the RMA department for my original board "you're outta luck man" I would have kept this board.Alas it was a brief yet joyful encounter. Parting ways is bitter sweet but it's the right thing to do. Whoever buys this board will be quite surprised and satisfied.

Long story short i had some awful gigabyte entry level motherboard and I ended up replacing it with the z390. Seems to have came with everything except the manual (got it online).Seller says the motherboard is like new no issues.I swapped out the motherboard and have had ZERO issues, I just moved my hardware over to this and it all works well like magic.Have used the motherboard for a few days now and am happy.Seller shipped insanely fast, expected it in a week or so, got it in a day.